Trip : Santa Clara Audubon goes to Sacramento Login
74 Species at 4 Locations
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Greater White-fronted Goose SNWR
Snow Goose SNWR
Ross's Goose SNWR
Cackling Goose SNWR
Although we did see some distinguishing marks as pointed out by Stephanie Ellis, we do not feel confident enough to mark this as a lifebird.
Tundra Swan D10
Gadwall SNWR
American Wigeon SNWR
Mallard SNWR
Cinnamon Teal SNWR
Northern Shoveler SNWR
Northern Pintail SNWR
Green-Winged Teal SNWR
Canvasback SNWR
Bufflehead SNWR
Hooded Merganser SNWR
female
Ruddy Duck SNWR
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant GLWA
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe SNWR
Eared Grebe SNWR
Pelicans
American White Pelican SNWR
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron SNWR
Great Egret SNWR
Black-crowned Night-Heron GLWA
Ibises and Spoonbills
White-faced Ibis SNWR
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture SNWR
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
White-tailed Kite SNWR
Bald Eagle SNWR
Northern Harrier SNWR
Swainson's Hawk RAGC
Red-tailed Hawk SNWR
Ferruginous Hawk SNWR
We hopped out of the car at first parking area to observe Ring-necked Ducks when a Ferruginous Hawk came from the south, gave us a close flyover and continued east.
Rough-legged Hawk RAGC
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel SNWR
Peregrine Falcon SNWR
Prairie Falcon SNWR
Spotted by Sheila shortly after arriving for the first time at the Visitor's Center. The Falcon flew over the parking lot 30 minutes later so everyone else could see it.
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Common Moorhen GLWA
American Coot SNWR
Cranes
Sandhill Crane SNWR
Plovers
Killdeer SNWR
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt RAGC
American Avocet SNWR
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Long-billed Curlew RAGC
Least Sandpiper RAGC
Dunlin SNWR
Long-billed Dowitcher SNWR
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Herring Gull SNWR
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon RAGC
Barn Owls
Barn Owl GLWA
Typical Owls
Great Horned Owl SNWR
While waiting for the sunset flyout
Woodpeckers
Nuttall's Woodpecker SNWR
Downy Woodpecker GLWA
Northern Flicker SNWR
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe SNWR
Shrikes
Loggerhead Shrike SNWR
Jays and Crows
Western Scrub-Jay GLWA
Yellow-billed Magpie SNWR
American Crow SNWR
Common Raven SNWR
Bushtits
Bushtit SNWR
Wrens
Marsh Wren SNWR
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet SNWR
Thrushes
American Robin GLWA
Starlings
European Starling SNWR
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit SNWR
seen on the exact same levy where I photographed them in 2004
Emberizids
Savannah Sparrow SNWR
Song Sparrow SNWR
White-crowned Sparrow SNWR
Golden-crowned Sparrow SNWR
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird SNWR
Western Meadowlark SNWR
Brewer's Blackbird SNWR
Brown-headed Cowbird GLWA
Northern Finches
House Finch SNWR
American Goldfinch SNWR
Rural Areas of Glenn County, CA = RAGC
Sacramento NWR, CA = SNWR
District 10, CA = D10
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA = GLWA
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